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Tre Hargett, Tennessee Secretary of State, et al. v. Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 21-6024 · judgment November 16, 2022
Before the decision, about 3× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a state or local-government petitioner, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).
Question presented
When, if ever, does a party who obtains a preliminary injunction, but never secures a final merits determination, qualify as a “prevailing party” eligible for attorney’s fees under 42 U.S.C. § 1988?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
James Matthew Rice
Office of Tennessee Attorney General
For respondent
Jon M. Greenbaum
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 3 conferences
Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Jun 12 2023Petition DENIED.
- Jun 05 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
- May 31 2023Rescheduled.
- May 16 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
- May 09 2023Reply of petitioners Tre Hargett, et al. filed.
- Apr 26 2023Brief of respondents Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP, et al. in opposition filed.
- Mar 15 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 26, 2023, for all respondents.
- Mar 13 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 27, 2023 to April 26, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
- Feb 23 2023Response Requested. (Due March 27, 2023)
- Feb 22 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
- Feb 21 2023Waiver of right of respondent Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP, et al. to respond filed.
- Feb 21 2023Brief amici curiae of Georgia, et al. filed.
- Feb 13 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 20, 2023)